The next week was possibly the worst one of Erin's life. Night after night, she was forced to clean what felt like all of Hogwarts; the hospital, the trophy room, the Great Hall, anywhere that Filch could find a speck of dirt.

As for Potions, she and Professor Snape completely ignored each other. Erin no longer raised her hand, and Snape had stopped protecting her. Once again, the Slytherins could harass her all they liked. But some of the Slytherins felt that this wasn't enough. They wanted Cooper out of Slytherin.

Malfoy decided to make his move.